Love this workshop - I have made mine so differently - oh dear nothing like these - oh well....Now I have learnt how to keep the flowers from falling out - back wrapping into the next petal??
tupou su'a My people traditionally used ti leaves. Fresh ti leaves are best, and easy to find in the tropics, but you can also get silk ones online (green, red, and pink/green). And if you live in a northern deciduous climate like I'm living in these days, you can even make them from young cattail leaves. If they're too stiff, you can either freeze them for a few hours first, or else you can blanch them over a campfire (not too close!) just until the color slightly changes and they soften. They end up looking a lot like ti leaf lei. 🙂
Tupou - I got mine from the $2-4 shop - it is string like - but also there are plastic types too - you will find them for sure in the shop. Bunnings are more expensive - yeek....oh you can buy paperwrap (green/brown) very strong but only in small amounts, the one shown is better. Hope that helps
E Aunty Piri, always good to come back on youtube just to hear your voice and enthusiasm on teaching our Peu Kuki Airani on Ei Katu.
Thank you so much for shearing this
I absolutely loved watching Piri. I felt a deep sense of pride as a cookislander watching. I want to learn more 💖💖
Kia Orana. Nice video. Beautiful. Meitaki Mata'a;)
Well done enjoyed watching this all the way from Sydney ...pakau!
Love this workshop - I have made mine so differently - oh dear nothing like these - oh well....Now I have learnt how to keep the flowers from falling out - back wrapping into the next petal??
Aww Bless Aunty Tutana ❤
he reka to reo e te whaea. I understand you because your reo is sooo similar to maori. Ataahua rawa.
Having another GOOD look - geez mine are nothing like these!!! Doing it all wrong!! Now how to fix them.....
Where is the best place to buy fake flowers and rau ti in Auckland? Like a specific shop lol
Go to Asian stores in south Auckland
Where can one find the round headband you are using to start with? What is it called, please?
You can buy them in the 2+ dollar shop or Bunnings - it is used for wrapping bulk packages - $9.98 Bunning - yeeks
can somebody tell me the name of this material 14:15 please
tupou su'a My people traditionally used ti leaves. Fresh ti leaves are best, and easy to find in the tropics, but you can also get silk ones online (green, red, and pink/green). And if you live in a northern deciduous climate like I'm living in these days, you can even make them from young cattail leaves. If they're too stiff, you can either freeze them for a few hours first, or else you can blanch them over a campfire (not too close!) just until the color slightly changes and they soften. They end up looking a lot like ti leaf lei. 🙂
Tupou - I got mine from the $2-4 shop - it is string like - but also there are plastic types too - you will find them for sure in the shop. Bunnings are more expensive - yeek....oh you can buy paperwrap (green/brown) very strong but only in small amounts, the one shown is better. Hope that helps